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Sociopath Test – [Self-Test] for Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Sociopaths are instinctive liars.

They lie to everyone --- including themselves. They can't help it, it's a structural issue with their brain that can't be fixed with drugs.

This is not to say they are dumb. They learn over time what the rest of the world expects from them and how to fake it in order to fit in.

They learn rather quickly that they are expected to exhibit empathy --- even tbough they don't actually feel it.

In other words, a lot of mature sociopaths could easily pass this simple, transparent test. And I know enough about ASPD (learned the hard way) that I could easily fail it if I chose to.

Yeap, the test ist too simple. I know some teenagers those will choose to be seen as sociopath (though they are not) and they will do whatever to get the max score on this test.

Forget *asking* a sociopath about his feelings. He will lie every time.

Sociopaths easily fool even "professional" psychologists and psychiatrists. This explains why it is frequently undiagnosed.

IMO, to really diagnose it with any degree of accuracy would require electronic monitoring for brain activity or involuntary emotional responses --- or the lack thereof --- while being exposed to various stimuli.

So now sociopaths are replicants? Should we start hunting them down?

> Describe in single words, only the good things that come into your mind about your mother.

    -- Voight-Kampff test from Blade Runner (1982)

You scored 15/102.

Your score indicates low likelihood of having ASPD traits.

There is a 2% chance of having Antisocial Personality Disorder.

No concerning symptoms were found.

Super easy to game these test though.

At first, I was completely honest with myself, and truly gave the sincere answers - I got 20/102. (I guess I don't necessarily always see hacking and similar activities as a horribly criminal offense, even though it might be illegal)

Then I imagined what a stone cold psychopath would act like, and got a 101/102. I unfortunately have real-life experience with people like that, as we had one living in our home for 3 years when I was younger.

Lastly, I got -18/102 by doing the complete opposite.

In any case, I think that most (actual) sociopaths or psychopaths would just game the system.

Scored 18 points xD I'm an antisociapat hahaha

Try dscore, the dark personality score, in the same context.

I scored -1. How is that possible?

My result for this sociopath test

You scored 60/102.

Your score indicates low likelihood of having ASPD.

Your score indicates a 63% chance of having Antisocial Personality Disorder.

No concerning symptoms were found.

Makes me wonder what the % thresholds are for low, medium, and high likelihoods of having ASPD.

FWIW I scored 21/102. Probably would have been a higher result in my early 20s.

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